I don't generally talk about personal stuff on AmWx but I love and miss contributing to the ski forum. In March 2021, I was at Berkshire East and my kid ran into me, getting off the quad and tore my ACL. I knew at the time, something was ripped and assumed ACL. I got the full mountain rescue sled ride down.
It took about a week to get an MRI and my ACL assessment was correct but I also had hairline fractured my femur and tibia. Since I had already walked around on them for a week, the orthopedist said there was nothing else to do but use crutches, start PT at that point and go talk to a sports surgeon. The orthopedic surgeon basically talked me out of ACL replacement because of all the complications that nobody likes to discuss. That's a story for another post.
The long and short of it is that I have barely done anything on skis since March of 2021. There is a brace I am getting fitted for that will allow me to ski but certainly not woods or moguls. I am just looking forward to getting back out on the slopes with my kid at the end of the month or early February. I would have been back out sooner but I decided I was not diligent enough with certain rehab exercises and wanted to get fitted for the right brace.
Anyway, that's my story and I am determined to get back on the slopes this year, even if I am just doing Green trails.